The Stealth Fighter No One Has Ever Really Seen

The Iranian Air Force seemed doomed after the US severed ties with Tehran in the 1980s and left the country with an air fleet of aging F-5s and F-14 Tomcats.

Nevertheless, to the world's bewilderment, in 2013, Iran abruptly announced the introduction of the country's first indigenous aircraft, and it was no ordinary fighter. It was the Qaher-313 or the Conqueror, a fifth-generation stealth fighter.

The Qaher's shape was reminiscent of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, featuring an aerodynamic design to enhance its maneuverability and body panels covered in advanced coatings to provide a low radar signature.

The aircraft also featured two internal compartments and the capacity to carry ordnance of over 2,000 pounds.

Although little information was ever released about the Qaher, for years, Iran reassured time and time again that the Conqueror would fly in the upcoming years. Still, Western analysts have expressed concerns regarding Tehran's technological capacity to fully develop a functional fifth-generation stealth fighter…

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